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A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange-red draped garment stands at a riverbank, holding a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with several flames aloft toward the viewer. He wears a beaded necklace with a large pendant and arm bands, and his bare upper arms show painted markings. Behind him, calm grey-green river water reflects the buildings, steps and ghats of a hillside town, with a white temple spire on the forested hill above. The scene suggests an evening river aarti ritual.

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January 19 20142014-01-19January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesA man stands on a pebbled riverbank at dusk, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand while his left hand is folded near his chest. He wears a rust-red dhoti with a gold-trimmed waist sash, a matching reddish shawl across his bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala, and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him the wide grey river flows past rocks and distant hills under a pale evening sky. Two small figures in white are seated or standing far off along the shore.2014-03-10Outdoor ghat ritual beside a wide river with forested mountains and a suspension bridge behind. A figure in a rust-red shawl and orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing layered gold-toned beaded necklaces. A second robed priest in rust-red dhoti and head wrap, wearing a bead mala, pours from a small vessel over an open fire in a brass tray; a small flame burns on a yellow-orange brick hearth. Brass plates, a bowl, flower petals and yellow cloth sit on a red mat. Seated devotees, including a woman in pale blue and a woman in a black top, join in prayer. A saffron-clad sadhu stands further back on the steps. The homa is beside the river, with a multi-person ritual scene.2014-01-19 +1 copiesMay 04 20142014-05-04March 20 20142014-03-20March 18 20142014-03-18A photograph of a bare-chested man in profile against a pale, overcast sky, holding up a brass arati lamp with a flame rising from its bowl. He wears a red-orange cloth wrapped around his waist and a long necklace of gold-toned beads or bells. A white tilak mark is visible on his forehead. The lamp is raised toward the sky.2017-02-02 +1 copies